Manual turn auto signal



Oct.- 6, 1936. AN. ANDREWS MANUAL TURN AUTO SIGNAL Filed June 21, 1935 I2 Sheets- She'e t 1 I INVENTOR.

A. N. ANDREWS MANUAL TURN AUTO SIGNAL 'Oc t. 6, 1936.

2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed June 21, 1955 INVENTOR.

Patented Oct. 6, 1936 UNITED STATES PATENT creme 2,056,500 MANUAL TURNAUTO SIGNAL Anatol N. Andrews, Los Angeles, Calif.

Application June 21, 1935, Serial No. 27,759

2 Claims.

My invention is a safety device for night driving which indicates rightand left turns and stops.

Fig. l is a cross section of the device and a dry battery.

Fig. 2 is a cross section of the upper portion of the device and astorage battery.

Fig. 3 shows the device with its medium of attachment maintaining itsstandard shape.

Fig. 4 shows the device with its medium of attachment adjusted bybending to fit an individual automobile door.

Fig. 5 shows an automobile door and the device adjusted laterally alongthe door glass.

Fig. 6 is a cross section of an automobile door and window and indicateshow the device is adjusted to the door and shows its dependent positionsover the edge of the window.

Fig. '7 is a cross section of the auto door and window and shows theposition of the device over the edge of the window when it is raised.

Fig. 8 is a cross section of the auto door and window and shows thedevice resting against the inside door casing when the window is closed.

The device consists of a small electric bulb I, Figure 1, which screwsinto a metal tube 5, and rests against an electric contact 2, supportedby a fibre disc 3. The contact 2, is connected to a wire 4, whichextends through the tube 5, and

terminates at contact 'I, supported by a fibre disc 5. The metal tube 9,is an enlarged portion of tube 5 and serves as a handle for raising orlowering the light i, and also serves as a case in which is contained adry battery 8, which contacts with the contact 1. A push button I2, issupported by the fibre disc I0 and is held in position by the spring ll.Pressing in the push button l2, causes the electric bulb l, to become 40lighted.

The leather strap [5, is connected to the tube 9, by means of rivets 14.The other end of the leather strap I5, is connected to a metal bar l3,by means of rivets I4.

The device is entirely hand operated. As indicated by Figure 6, theoperator grasps the tube 9, in his hand and raises the light I, to anydesired position as indicated. Figure 6, shows how the device isattached to the automobile door. The metal bar l3, fits in between theinher door casing 28, and the window 29. The

leather strap l5, extends over the top of the window and comes to restagainst the outer door casing, forming a soft pad which prevents thetube 9, from chafing the outer door casing 21.

The leather strap I5, is of sufiicient length so that the metal bar I3,and the metal tube 5 remain at a minimum angle as indicated in Figure 3,thus preventing the light I, from coming into contact with the door ofthe automobile and be coming damaged. The leather strap 15, can beadjusted to fit any automobile by simply bending the upper portion ofthe metal bar I3, as indicated in Figure 4. The metal bar I3, is ofsufficient weight to overbalance the weight of the other parts of thedevice thus preventing the light I, from coming into contact with thedoor as indicated in Figure 6.

The device can be adjusted laterally to suit the arm length of anydriver by simply sliding the entire device forward or backward asillustrated in Figure 5.

The device can be operated with the window completely open or partiallyclosed as the leather strap i5, is supported by the top of the window29, and the entire device slides up or down with the window 29, asillustrated in Figure 7.

When the window is entirely closed the tube 5, is carried inside theautomobile, coming to rest against the inside door casing as illustratedin Figure 8.

Figure 2, shows the same device converted, so that the light 1, can belighted from the automobile storage battery I8, in place of the dry cellbattery 8. The construction of the storage battery type differs in thefollowing respects:

The dry cell battery 8, is eliminated from the case ll, Figure 2. Thewire 16 extends through the fibre disc 2|, and terminates in theelectric contact 22. The push button 26, is supported by the fibre disc23, and held in place by the spring 24. The fibre core 25, insulates thepush button 26, from the metal case H. The wire [9, connects the batteryNJ, to the metal case I1. The wire 20, connects the battery 18, to thepush button 25. Pressing the push button in causes the electric bulb tobecome lighted.

I claim:

l. A manually operated direction signal comprising a signal memberconsisting of a relatively long tubular housing having a battery and amanually operated switch mounted in one end thereof which end is theupper end of the housing when the signal member is attached to anautomobile, an electric lamp mounted at the lower end of the housing,the lamp, battery and switch being connected in a series circuitrelationship, a bar of relatively thin metal adapted to loosely fitbetween the door glass and inside edge of the automobile door, saidmetal bar ha ing a greater mass than that of the signal member, and aflexible member connecting the upper end of the metal bar with the upperend of the signal member, said flexible member being of a length toallow the signal member to assume a dependent position over the edge ofthe automobile door.

2. A manually operated direction signal comprising a signal memberconsisting of a relatively long tubular housing having an electric lampmounted at the lower end thereof and a manually operated switch mountedadjacent to the upper end, which end is the upper end of the housingwhen the signal member is attached to an automobile, the lamp and switchbeing connected with a battery in series circuit relationship, a bar ofrelatively thin metal adapted to loosely fit between the door glass andinside edge of the automobile door, said metal bar having a greater massthan that of the signal member, and a flexible member connecting theupper end of the metal bar with the switch end of the signal member,said flexible member being of a length to allow the signal member toassume a dependent position over the edge of the automobile door.

ANATOL N. ANDREWS.

